Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-19
|CHICAGO ANARCHISTS
PLACED in Their Final Resting
| Place.
|MFS. Parsons Creates 4 Decided SenSa
ton BY Painting.
The Many Incidents Long to be Re
membered in Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. Is.
The four anarchists hanged Nov. IL, ans
Louis Lingg who cheated the gallows wer'
fplaced in their final resting place in Wald
heim cemetery today.
There was no disorder. The only dramatic
Feature of the occasion was brought abou
$by Mrs. Parsons. She kept in the back
6ground at the cemetery during the prelimi
fnary exercises.
A few moments before Capt. Black, chic
kcounsel for the anarchists had concluded hi
address, and while the spectators were spell
Rbound by his rhetoric, some one shouted
Make way for Mrs. Parsons" The packeo
Scrowd gave way and passage was made
Mrs. Parsons, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
VIM. Holmes came forward. The nearest
coffin to her was August Spies. Her hus-
Eband's was the second from this. Mrs. Par
sons eyes seemed to pick out the casket il
(which she was mos: interested.
At the moment her gaze caught it sh,
Euttered wall which startled the crowd
1Capt Black paused the throng started, ant
then came scream from Mrs. Parson,
which reached to the outer circles of the
crowd. Thrice she strove to speak but the
words refused to come out. She sank faint
Bing into the arms of friends.
Capt. Black came to the rescue by saying
in commanding tone, "some one take soms
fresh snow and rub the ladys face"
d Three men made soft snow balls and
rubbed Mrs Parsons temples, she theI
] showed signs of consciousness and was car
{ried away.
The funeral arrangements consisted of two
parts. The immediate relatives of the deac
linen left the city at ten o'clock in carriages
z'rhe public went by train to the number o1
Yaboui eight hundred. Nearly all the mel
Asmoked and the women displayed only curl
kosity. When the train arrived at Waldhen
station a stampede was made for the GENE
etery.
The crowd gathered around the lot
Quickly the collins were taken from the vault
and carried to the spot where the crowd had
assembled, by members of the orders Il
which the dead men belonged.
On the cotlins of Spies and Fischer were
(iowers and red ribbons. On Parsons bou
Equets of simple red and yellow roses. Rec
cloths covered the caskets of Engel anc
Lingg. The undertakers removed the lids
from the cofins and at that time the chief
mourners took their places.
Among the latter were Chris and Ferdi
EInand Spies with their sister Gretchen and
their aged mother, Nina Van Zandt with her
father, Elsa Fields, Linng's girl, Mrs. Fis-
cher with her daughter, Mrs. Engel and Mrs.
Schwab The women were dressed in heavy
mourning. Nina Van Zandt showed no sign
4of emotion. The only one who shed tears
was Gretchen.
}. r. Buchanan the master of ceremonies,
mounted the box and directed the crowd to
file past and take last look at the faces OF
the dead. The features were all dyed life
like by an embalming process. The success
of the counterfeit was the pink flush of life on
the cheeks Not trace of decomposition was
Ito be seen. The crowd was allowed to keep Oh
moving and looking while the speech wa,
made by Capt. Black who upheld in most
fervid and eloquent words, Christ as an ex-
ample for his hearers to follow. The English
auditors appreciated it but the Germans, who
were nne-tenths of the listeners, made nc
signs of approval,
After Capt Black spoke. Paul Grotlkan of
of Milwaukee and Albert Carlin of St. Louis
made speeches. Both were frequently ap-
plauded. Buchanan then ordered the lids
! TO be screwed on. Mrs. Fischer stepped
forward and laid on Ascher's coffin a
glass CABINET photograph of her
1.-TWO year old daughter, and SIM
= aultaneously a man placed in Engels coffin
several copies OF the ArDelter LeltuhS' Jus'
4,s the word was given to the undertakers to
remove the caskets, a representative of the
oCleveland Brewers Union stepped to the
front and laid a wreath on the casket of
: Louis Lingg.
The grave is ~ feet deep. At the bottom
is block of granite on which rests bed q
cement The walls are of granite blocks
and the top is in two blocks of granite foot
thick. The stone encased grave made re-
.ceived five boxes in which five caskets were
quickly placed. The remains were carried
lown and the sexton and the assistants quick
ly placed them in position. Spies lies to the
west with his head to the north. Beside him
are Fischer. Parsons Engel and Lingg. Two
wreaths were placed in the grave, ordered
by the n. Y. Freiheit, Johann Most's paper
The crowd quickly went out of the cemetery
Ileaving the defense committee to see that the
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